Hubungan Tuntutan Tugas dengan Stres Kerja pada Perawat di Ruang Rawat Inap RSUD Dr. Pirngadi Medan

Abstract

The prevalence of occupational stress among healthcare workers, particularly nurses, varies worldwide. In Indonesia, a survey by the Indonesian National Nurses Association (PPNI) showed that approximately 50.9% of nurses experience stress due to workload. Task demands are one of the causes of work stress in nurses. This type of research is quantitative with a cross-sectional design, aimed to determine the relationship between task demands and work stress. The population in this study were 141 nurses at Dr. Pirngadi Regional General Hospital, Medan City, while the sample in this study were 104 nurses taken using the Taro Yamane sampling technique. Work stress (dependent) was measured using a questionnaire, and task demands (independent) were measured using a questionnaire. The results of the work stress study measured using a questionnaire showed that nurses in the inpatient ward of Dr. Pirngadi Regional General Hospital, Medan City were mostly in the moderate work stress category, namely 74 nurses (71.2%), followed by the high work stress category, namely 30 nurses (28.8%), and the lowest category was in the low work stress category, namely 0 nurses (0.0%). The results of the analysis of the relationship between task demands and job stress showed a coefficient interval value of 0.675 with a p value <0.001 (p <0.05). This indicates that there is a relationship between Task Demands and Job Stress in nurses in the inpatient ward of Dr. Pirngadi Regional General Hospital, Medan City in 2025. For nurses who experience high job stress due to task demands, it is important to adopt personal stress management strategies such as relaxation exercises and ensuring adequate sleep, improving task and time management skills through prioritization and learning to delegate, building a strong support system by communicating with colleagues and utilizing social support, and increasing boundaries and assertiveness to maintain a balance between work and personal life.